1 Kings 3:16

Then, came there in two unchaste women, unto the king,—and stood before him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

In Context

15And Solomon awoke, and lo! it was a dream. So he entered into Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and caused to go up ascending-sacrifices and offered peace-offerings, and made a banquet for all his servants.

17And the one woman said—Pardon, my lord! I and this woman, dwell in one house,—and I gave birth to a child near her, in the house.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:16When they have a matter, they come in unto me, then do I judge between a man and his neighbour,—and make known the statutes of God and his laws.

Numbers 27:2So they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes, and all the assembly,—at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying:

Joshua 2:1Then did Joshua son of Nun, send out from The Acacias, two men to spy out silently, saying, Go view the land, and Jericho. So they came, and entered the house of a harlot, whose name was Rahab, and lay there.

Proverbs 25:2The glory of God, is to conceal a thing, but, the glory of kings, is to search out a thing.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 3:6-16

God's Appearance to Solomon. ( b. c. 1014.) 5 In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king… Read the whole commentary →

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